Should I add more water

[felix4beer]

I just started a batch of Irish Ale and realized an hour after I sealed my fermentation bucket that I am about a gallon shy on my batch. Should I boil a gallon of water and use my cooler to bring it to exact batch temp and slowly add to bucket and reseal? No action on fermentation yet ...

 

[ChshreCat]

Was your gravity higher than it should be?

btw... I just moved from PA a few years ago. Grew up on the west end and then lived in PA for about 10 years.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I just started a batch of Irish Ale and realized an hour after I sealed my fermentation bucket that I am about a gallon shy on my batch. Should I boil a gallon of water and use my cooler to bring it to exact batch temp and slowly add to bucket and reseal? No action on fermentation yet ...

.if it is a kit then I'd say yes add the water.... if not take a gravity reading and if it is close to the expected OG leave it alone. better 4 gallons of good beer than 5 gallons of watered beer.

 

[felix4beer]

gravity was like 1.072 but I added 3/4 lb of brown sugar to kit that was to end aroud 1.05

 

[ChshreCat]

I'd go ahead and top it up then like Ohio says.